Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Daily Current Affairs 2nd May 2018

14 of Indian cities figure in World’s 20
most polluted cities list: WHO
As per data released by World Health Organisation (WHO), 14 Indian cities have
figured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world.

Facts about World Health Organisation (WHO):♦ Formed in –
1948♦ Headquarters
– Geneva, Switzerland♦ Current
Director General – Tedros Adhanom

India has joined the United States and
China as one of the world’s five biggest military spenders
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released a report,
according to which India joined the United States and China as one of the
world’s 5 biggest military spenders.
As per the SIPRI report, New
Delhi’s defence spending increased by 5.5 percent to $63.9 billion in 2017. Now
it has surpassed France.

The list of the world’s biggest military spenders is dominated by the US and
China, which spent $610 billion and $228 billion respectively.

Former IAS officer Subhash Chandra
Khuntia to head IRDAI
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved Subhash Chandra
Khuntia’s appointment as Chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India (IRDAI).

Facts about IRDAI:♦Founded
in – 1999♦ Headquarters
– Hyderabad

World Asthma Day observed on 1st May
World Asthma Day 2018 was observed all over the world.
The theme for World
Asthma Day 2018 is: ‘Never too
early, never too late. It’s always the right time to address airways disease.’